It’s always beneficial to brush up on your real estate skills by attending regular trainings. There are several free and paid courses out there designed to help licensed real estate agents grow their expertise as well as their business.

So, to help you decide which courses are right for you, we’ve compiled an overview of some popular real estate trainings from the National Association of Realtors.

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Tom Ferry is one of the most well known real estate success coaches in the country - and luckily for us, he frequently broadcasts free, practical advice for real estate pros in his video blog. Recently, Tom tackled the always challenging issue of how to consistently build, nurture and convert real estate leads to support a thriving business. Below are the cliff notes from his show - Episode 25 - titled "7 Steps to Generate More Real Estate Business". During his show, Tom shared insider tips on how to go about building a scalable, sustainable, healthy real estate business. Let's check it out!

Tom Ferry Cliff Notes: Generate More Real Estate Business

Editor's note: This blog was originally published in July of 2014. It has been updated for accuracy and comprehensiveness.

Not sure if you have time for Facebook? Make time - the reward is worth the investment.

Facebook continues to be the best social medium to use for real estate marketing purposes. Other platforms have their perks, but if you’re looking to grow your business through social media marketing, you should be focusing on Facebook (andreal estate blogging!).

There are dozens of ways to use Facebook to grow your network and build your real estate brand. If you’re just getting started, try a few of these social to-do’s:

Use your personal profile to connect with past clients and prospects

Promote your listings and open houses

Post on your wall and ask friends and family in your area for referrals

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In a recent article published on Inman News, Joelle Senter, who is the VP of Market Development at dotloop, made the case that brokerages need to lead by example in order to promote new real estate technology adoption amongst agents. In particular, Joelle stresses that brokers should start small and provide agents with ongoing technology training so that – in time – they’re able to effectively evaluate software on their own, on a case-by-case basis. (click here to read the full article)

The article itself is honest and well written, but what really intrigued me were the comments. Below are some of the highlights.